As Japan is still dealing with aftershocks from the worst earthquake and tsunami in recent history, the technology world will be feeling their own kind of aftershocks.
Shortages and price spikes are likely to occur for certain kinds of electronic components in the aftermath of Japan’s earthquake, according to market researcher IHS iSuppli.
Even those production facilities that fared the disaster well, now have to deal with a shattered transportation infrastructure and crippled power grid with a nuclear tragedy teetering in the balance.
Components that will be impacted include NAND flash memory, which is used in everything from iPad 2s to smartphones; dynamic random access memory, used in most computers and consumer electronics gear; microcontrollers for toys and industrial gadgets; standard logic for a wide variety of components; liquid crystal display panels used in TVs and laptops, and LCD display parts and materials.
Whether we see an immediate jump remains to be seen, since the global inventory won’t see shortages until early April.
[via VentureBeat & TNW]
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